INDIANAPOLIS—
Scott Sindel, Stacy Sindel, Danny Boeke
Frank Krill, and Adam Riehle received there American
FFA Degree at the 82nd
National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Saturday, October 24,
2009. It is the highest degree awarded by the National FFA
Organization and recognizes there demonstrated leadership
abilities and outstanding achievements in agricultural business,
production, processing and service programs. Less than one in
154 FFA members advance through their local chapter and state
FFA degree programs to earn this national degree.
The American Degree recipients are member’s of the Edgerton
FFA Chapter and there agricultural education instructor and
FFA advisor is Kermit Riehle.
The American
Degree recipients received there gold American FFA Degree key
and a certificate in a blue leatherette frame to commemorate the
achievement. The recognition program is sponsored by:
Case IH, Farm Credit, Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont Company and
Syngenta,
as a special
project of the National FFA Foundation. The national FFA
convention is the nation’s largest annual youth gathering,
welcoming students, parents and educators from all across the
United States. The National FFA Organization, formerly known as
the Future Farmers of America, is a national youth organization
of 507,763 student members all preparing for leadership and
careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture –
as part of 7,439 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands. The National FFA Organization
changed to its present name in 1988, in recognition of the
growth and diversity of agriculture and agricultural education.
The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of
students by developing their potential for premier
leadership, personal growth and career success through
agricultural education.

